Non-refillable bottle.



` g UNITEDSTATES ijATENT OFFICE.; 7

BERT G. vo'sEURGH, 0E WARsAw, NEW YORK. f

NON-REEILLABEE BOTTLE.

l Specification of Letters Patent.

To alli/171.0011 it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERT Gr. VosBURGH, a

. citizen of the United States, residingat W'arsaw, in the county kofWyoming and State of New York, have -invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Non-Rellable Bottles, of whichthe following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.f

` This invention relates to non-refillable bottles, and theprincipalobject of the same is to provide a bottle in whichthere isfprovided aspecial type of valve which is held in a raised position, whileinitially filling the bottle, andwhich is automatically moved to anoperative Vposit-ion upon the cork being placed in the neck ofthebottle. f After the cork has been placed inthe bottleand removed thevcontents ofthe bottle may be pouredout but the bottle cannot berefilled, since the valve is so', ounted that it? will prevent this. f

With these and other objects invview, this 4invention consists ofcertainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter" fully described and claimed. f f

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein vFigure 1 is a sectional view showing the l valve in position before thecork is inserted.

' Fig. 2 is a view showing the position of the j valve after the corkhas been inserted and withdrawn again, theview being taken at rightangles to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3k is a view of the screen mountedin the kouter end portion of the bottle. Fig. 4 is a kplan view of thevalve. Fig. 5 is a perspec- `11 is provided with a :thickened inner endportion forming a valve seat 12, the inner face of which is conical asshown 1n Figs.

' 1 and 2. Grooves 13 are formed in the in- 'out but which will preventawire or some article to be passed through the neck to engage the valveand hold it out of the Way yso that the bottle may be refilled.

A disk valveis mounted in the neck 1()L Patented 13120.24. 1912.Application med May` 1, 1912. serial 110.694.308. 1

18 fin' the body portion above and below openingsk formed inthe side,and formsa housing in which the inner end portions of the latches k19aremounted. These latches are formed as shown inFi 5 and are pro-Abutment blocks`21 are mounted upon the latches and limit the 'outwardmovementof the latches so that there will be no danger of the latchesslippingout of thefbody por- Lvided with beveled ends w ich fit'fintothe y ysockets r14 and are normally yheld in the sockets-by the kspring20 vwhich is placed `between the innerpends of the two` latches.

tion. `A chain 22 is connected with the valve d and r'carries aperforated weight23 ywhich is positioned within the bottle beneath thevalveseat 12.

A plunger 24L passes through the `wire meshy and has :itsinner rendformed into a head 25 which rests upon the valve. Stop plates 26 arecarried by the outer portion of theplunger one above and one below thescreen so that the inward and outward movey ment of the plungerislimited. When initially filling thebottle, the valve is in the positionshown in Fig. 1 with the latches "positioned in the sockets 14, thusholding the valve abovev the valve seat andy permittingy l the liquid tobe poured through the neck and through the perforated weight into thebottle. After the bottle has been filled, the

`cork is placed into the'bottle and forced in tight upon the screen 15.This forces' the plungerv into the bottle as shown ink Fig. 2 so that4the valve is thrown inwardly thus causing the latches to ride out ofthe sockets and into the grooves 13. The upper edges of the latches arenot beveled, and therefore the valve cannot return to its originalposition, and the weight holds it upon the valve seat thus closing theopening formed in the neck vwhen the bottle is in the position shown inFig. 2 and preventing it being refilled. After the cork isWithdrawn,`the bottle yis turned andthe liquid poured out. When thebottle is turned the weight rolls toward the valve seat, thus slackingthe chain and allowing the valve todrop from the valve seat andpermitting the liquid to n flow out. It should benoted that the slopingface ofthe valve seat makes it necessary.

to tip the bottle for a considerable amount leading from said valve seatand with sockets above said grooves, a screen embedded in said neckadjacent its outer end, a valve comprising a body portion having apassageway formed therethrough,` said passageway being provided withreduced end portions, latches mounted in said passageway and providedwith beveled ends resting in said sockets, a spring positioned in saidpassageway between said latches and normally forcing said latchesoutwardly, abutment blocks carried by said latches to limit theiroutward movement, a weight suspended from said body portion andpositioned beneath said valve seat, and a plunger passing through saidscreen and resting upon said body portion whereby the placing of a corkin said bottle will push said valve inwardly and force said latches outof said sockets and into said grooves whereby said valve will normallyrest upon said valve seat.

2. A bottle, a neck leading from said bottle, a valve seat at the innerend of said neck and provided with a conical inner face, said neck beingprovided with grooves leading from said valve scat and with socketsabove said grooves, a perforated partition embedded in said neckadjacent its outer end, a valve comprising a body portion, the bodyportion provided with alined openings in its sides, plates embedded insaid body portion above and below said openings and forming a housing insaid body portion, latches passing through said openings into saidhousing and having their outer ends seated in said sockets, abutmentblocks carried by the inner end portions of said latches, aspring'positioned between said latches and normally forcing said latchesoutwardly, a perforated weight positioned within said `bottle beneathsaid valve seat, a flexible connection suspending said weight from saidbody portion, and a plunger passing through said partition and restingupon said body portion, whereby said body portion may be `forcedinwardly to move said latches out of said socket and into said groovesto slidably mount said valve in said neck.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aIiX my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

BERT Gr. VOSBURGH. Witnesses:

MARY VosBURGn, CLAYTON H. VosBURGH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patenti i Washington, D. G.

